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Guideline
. 2020 May;36(5):780-783.
doi: 10.1016/j.cjca.2020.03.027. Epub 2020 Mar 24.

Precautions and Procedures for Coronary and Structural Cardiac Interventions During the COVID-19 Pandemic: Guidance from Canadian Association of Interventional Cardiology

David A Wood  1 , Janarthanan Sathananthan  2 , Ken Gin  2 , Samer Mansour  3 , Hung Q Ly  4 , Ata-Ur-Rehman Quraishi  5 , Andrea Lavoie  6 , Sohrab Lutchmedial  7 , Mohamed Nosair  4 , Akshay Bagai  8 , Kevin R Bainey  9 , Robert H Boone  2 , Shuangbo Liu  8 , Andrew Krahn  2 , Sean Virani  2 , Shamir R Mehta  10 , Madhu K Natarajan  10 , James L Velianou  10 , Payam Dehghani  6 , Harindra C Wijeysundera  11 , Anita W Asgar  4 , Alice Virani  12 , Robert C Welsh  9 , John G Webb  2 , Eric A Cohen  11
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Guideline

Precautions and Procedures for Coronary and Structural Cardiac Interventions During the COVID-19 Pandemic: Guidance from Canadian Association of Interventional Cardiology

David A Wood et al. Can J Cardiol. 2020 May.

Abstract
in English, French

The globe is currently in the midst of a COVID-19 pandemic, resulting in significant morbidity and mortality. This pandemic has placed considerable stress on health care resources and providers. This document from the Canadian Association of Interventional Cardiology- Association Canadienne de Cardiologie d'intervention, specifically addresses the implications for the care of patients in the cardiac catheterization laboratory (CCL) in Canada during the COVID-19 pandemic. The key principles of this document are to maintain essential interventional cardiovascular care while minimizing risks of COVID-19 to patients and staff and maintaining the overall health care resources. As the COVID-19 pandemic evolves, procedures will be increased or reduced based on the current level of restriction to health care services. Although some consistency across the country is desirable, provincial and regional considerations will influence how these recommendations are implemented. We believe the framework and recommendations in this document will provide crucial guidance for clinicians and policy makers on the management of coronary and structural procedures in the CCL as the COVID-19 pandemic escalates and eventually abates.

Le monde est actuellement en pleine pandémie de COVID-19 qui entraîne une morbidité et une mortalité importantes. Cette pandémie a exercé une pression considérable sur les ressources et les prestataires de soins de santé. Ce document de l'Association Canadienne de Cardiologie d'Intervention - Canadian Association of Interventional Cardiology, traite spécifiquement des implications associées aux soins des patients du laboratoire de cathétérisme cardiaque (LCC) au Canada pendant la pandémie de COVID-19. Les recommandations principales de ce document sont de maintenir les soins d'intervention cardiovasculaires essentiels tout en minimisant les risques de COVID-19 pour les patients et le personnel et en maintenant les ressources globales de soins de santé. À mesure que la pandémie de COVID-19 évolue, les procédures seront accrues ou réduites en fonction du niveau réactualisé de restriction des services de soins de santé. Bien qu'une certaine cohérence soit souhaitable dans l'ensemble du pays, des considérations provinciales et régionales influenceront la manière dont ces recommandations seront mises en œuvre. Nous pensons que le cadre et les recommandations de ce document fourniront des orientations cruciales aux cliniciens et aux décideurs politiques sur la gestion des procédures coronaires et structurelles dans le LCC à mesure que la pandémie de COVID-19 s'aggrave et finit par s'atténuer.

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